34: Chapter 34 I'll stand here and let you hit me! If you break my defenses, I'll admit defeat!

Under the moonlight, Lin Feng and over thirty members of the Blood Wolf Group faced off.

The air seemed to solidify, even the wind stopped blowing.

Blood Wolf licked his lips, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes: "Kid, I'll give you one last chance—hand over the item, break your own arms, and I'll leave your corpse intact."

Lin Feng smiled.

He smiled casually, even a little... mockingly?

"Come at me, all of you." He crooked a finger, "I'm in a hurry."

"You're looking for death!"

Blood Wolf roared, and his twin blades glowed with a bloody light.

Skill: Bloodthirsty Frenzy!

His body instantly swelled, muscles bulging, veins popping, and his eyes turned blood red.

【B-Rank Talent · Bloodthirsty Frenzy: attack power +5%, attack speed +30%, lifesteal +20%, lasts 5 minutes】

"Kill him!" Blood Wolf roared.

Over thirty members of the Blood Wolf Group moved simultaneously.

Leading the charge were five melee classes—two Warriors, one Assassin, one Pugilist, and one Axeman.

They were all above Rank 15, and although their equipment was mismatched, their stats were not weak.

"Whirlwind Slash!"

"Backstab!"

"Bone Shattering Fist!"

"Heavy Chop!"

Five skills attacked Lin Feng from different directions.

Lin Feng didn't move.

He didn't even raise his shield.

He just stood there, watching the skills smash into him.

"Scared stiff?" A look of delight flashed in the Assassin's eyes as his dagger plunged towards Lin Feng's back.

Clang!!!

The dagger struck the holy light wing cloak on Lin Feng's back, emitting a crisp sound.

Then... it bounced off.

The Assassin was stunned.

His green-quality dagger had an attack power of 4-55 points, and with the Backstab skill bonus, this strike should have dealt at least 200 points of damage.

How did it not even break the skin?

The attacks of the other four also arrived.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Their weapons struck Lin Feng's body as if hitting a steel city wall, not even leaving a white mark.

"This..." The Axeman looked at his chipped axe, dumbfounded.

Lin Feng looked down at his chest, where he had been hit by Bone Shattering Fist, but not even his cloak was wrinkled.

"Is that all?" He raised an eyebrow.

The five melee fighters' expressions changed drastically, and they all retreated simultaneously.

But it was too late.

Lin Feng raised his right hand, fingers spread.

"Light Bullet Technique."

Puff puff puff puff puff!

Five golden light bullets instantly condensed and shot towards the five people.

The speed was too fast!

The five people had no time to react.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Five explosions sounded almost simultaneously.

Five people, five craters.

Instant kill.

The scene was deadly silent.

The remaining members of the Blood Wolf Group stopped, looking in horror at the five still-smoking craters.

"No... impossible..." Skinny Monkey's voice trembled, "How is he so much stronger than the day before yesterday..."

Blood Wolf's pupils constricted.

He saw clearly—Lin Feng didn't even chant, didn't cast, just waved his hand casually.

Instant cast skill? And with such power?

"Ranged focus fire!" Blood Wolf reacted, shouting, "Don't let him get close!"

Among the remaining twenty-odd people, there were eight Mages, five Archers, and three Throwers.

They immediately distanced themselves and began preparing their skills.

"Fireball Technique!"

"Ice Arrow Technique!"

"Wind Blade!"

"Lightning Strike!"

"Armor-Piercing Arrow!"

Colorful skills shot towards Lin Feng like fireworks.

Lin Feng still didn't move.

He just stood there, letting the skills smash into him.

Boom boom boom boom boom!!!

Explosions resounded continuously.

Fire, ice, lightning, Wind Blades... various effects engulfed Lin Feng.

The ground was riddled with craters, and smoke and dust filled the air.

"Is he dead?" a Mage asked, panting heavily.

He had just cast three Fireballs in a row, and his mana was almost empty.

The smoke and dust slowly dispersed.

Lin Feng's figure reappeared.

He stood in place, not even moving an inch.

A golden halo flowed around his holy light wing cloak, blocking all attacks.

Let alone getting injured, he didn't even get a speck of dust on him.

"Is this... an elite above Rank 15?" Lin Feng patted the dust off his cloak, "Are you just doing gua sha?"

"Impossible!!" an Archer shrieked, "My Armor-Piercing Arrow can break 35 defense! How could it..."

Lin Feng couldn't be bothered to explain.

What was his current defense? 135 Physique (35 base + 10 tower soul) meant 135 defense, plus the war soul greatshield's 180 defense, plus the cloak's 50 defense, for a total of 365 defense.

And the holy light wing cloak came with light element resistance.

It would be strange if these people's attacks could break his defense.

"My turn."

Lin Feng brought his hands together as if holding something.

This time it wasn't Light Bullet Technique.

It was—

"Light Flame Slash."

Buzz!

A golden-red energy blade, three times larger than before, swept out horizontally!

Over ten meters long, over two meters wide!

Like a giant scythe of light, it swept towards the crowd!

"Dodge!" Blood Wolf roared.

But it was too late.

The energy blade's speed was ridiculously fast.

Puff puff puff puff puff...

A series of slicing sounds.

Eight Mages standing together were cut in half at the waist.

All of them took 300+ damage!

Another instant kill.

"Mon... monster..." A Thrower was terrified, turned around, and ran.

Lin Feng didn't even look, flicking out a Light Bullet Technique with his backhand.

Puff!

The man's back exploded, and he fell to the ground.

"Run!"

"Can't beat him!"

"He's a monster!"

The remaining people collapsed, scattering and fleeing.

But Lin Feng had no intention of letting them go.

When these people ambushed him yesterday, they hadn't thought of showing mercy.

"Holy Healing Ring."

Lin Feng activated his healing Domain.

A light golden halo spread out from him, with a radius of twenty meters.

Then—

"Light Bullet Technique continuous fire."

Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff...

Like machine gun fire, light bullets flew out one after another.

Each one accurately hit a fleeing figure.

Boom boom boom boom...

Explosions rang out one after another.

The Blood Wolf Group, which had over thirty members, was reduced to just three in the blink of an eye.

Blood Wolf, Skinny Monkey, and a Healer who had been hiding at the very back.

"Leader... run..." Skinny Monkey's legs were weak, and his pants were soaked.

Blood Wolf's eyes were blood red, staring intently at Lin Feng.

"Run? Where to?"

He knew that today, it had to be a fight to the death.

Either Lin Feng died, or he died.

"Kid... I admit I underestimated you." Blood Wolf panted heavily, "But do you think this is all my strength?"

He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood mist.

The blood mist merged into his twin blades, and the blades glowed with an eerie red light.

Talent Skill: Bloodthirsty Frenzy · Berserk!

attack power increased by another 3%, speed by another 20%, but he would continuously lose health.

This was his trump card, and using it would leave him weak for three days.

But he couldn't care less now.

"Die for me!!"

Blood Wolf transformed into a bloody shadow, instantly rushing in front of Lin Feng.

His twin blades slashed down like a furious storm!

Clang clang clang clang clang!!!

The blades struck the war soul greatshield, sending sparks flying.

The speed was too fast, ten slashes per second!

Lin Feng finally raised his shield.

But he wasn't defending, he was—

"Shield Counter."

The war soul greatshield suddenly thrust forward!

【Trigger effect: Reflects 3% damage upon successful block】

Blood Wolf felt a massive force, and his entire body flew backward.

Puff!

He spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

When he landed, a section of his chest had already caved in.

The reflected damage, coupled with the health loss from his Berserk state, instantly dropped his HP to below half.

"How is this possible..." Blood Wolf knelt on the ground, looking at Lin Feng in disbelief.

His burst just now could deal over 50 damage per second.

Even with damage reduction from blocking, it should have been around 20 points.

But the opponent... didn't even break his shield?

"Is that all?" Lin Feng said those two words again.

He held his greatshield, walking step by step towards Blood Wolf.

His footsteps were exceptionally clear in the silent night.

Like a death countdown.

Skinny Monkey and the Healer were already scared silly, cowering in a corner and trembling.

Blood Wolf struggled to stand up, but with three broken ribs and damaged internal organs, he couldn't move at all.

"I... I surrender..." He gritted his teeth, "I don't want the item anymore, let me go, I promise the Blood Wolf Group will never trouble you again..."

Lin Feng smiled.

"Why didn't you say that when you ambushed me?"

He raised his right hand, golden light gathering in his palm.

Despair flashed in Blood Wolf's eyes.

Just then—

"Stop!"

A loud shout came from afar.

Several figures rushed over quickly.

It was people from the Explorer Association!

Leading them was Zhao Tianhai, followed by Zhou Meng and several guards.

They had been watching the battle from their camp tent and rushed out when they saw the Blood Wolf Group almost completely wiped out.

"Lin Feng, stop!" Zhao Tianhai rushed forward, blocking Blood Wolf, "You can't kill him anymore!"

Lin Feng frowned: "Zhao Tianhai, they tried to kill me before, and they tried to kill me again today. Is there a problem with me fighting back?"

"No problem." Supervisor Zhao shook his head, "But Blood Wolf cannot die here."

"Why?"

"Behind him..." Zhao Tianhai lowered his voice, "is the Zhou Family, one of the three great families of Donghai City."

Lin Feng's eyes turned cold.

As expected, he had a backer.

"So, he can kill me, but I can't kill him?" Lin Feng sneered.

"That's not what I mean." Zhao Tianhai smiled bitterly, "If you kill him, the Zhou Family won't let it go. Although you are strong now, you are not yet an opponent for a great Family."

He glanced at the corpses on the ground and added: "These people are dead, so be it. The Zhou Family won't make a big fuss over a few small fry. But Blood Wolf is an outer member of the Zhou Family, with official records."

Lin Feng fell silent.

He looked at Blood Wolf.

Hope reignited in Blood Wolf's eyes: "Kid, did you hear that? If you kill me, you won't live either!"

Zhao Tianhai turned and said coldly to Blood Wolf: "You shut up too. I will truthfully report this matter to the Association today. Your Blood Wolf Group ambushed an S-Rank Mission taker, and according to the rules, the Association can issue a city-wide warrant for your arrest."

Blood Wolf's expression changed.

"But now I'm giving you a choice." Zhao Tianhai continued, "Take your people and get out of Donghai City, and never come back. The Association can suppress today's incident."

Blood Wolf gritted his teeth.

He looked at the corpses of his brothers on the ground, then at the expressionless Lin Feng.

Finally, he nodded.

"I... I'll go."

"Very good." Zhao Tianhai waved his hand, "Zhou Meng, escort them out of the city."

Zhou Meng stepped forward, picked up Blood Wolf, and then looked at Skinny Monkey and the Healer in the corner.

"Walk by yourselves, or should I 'help' you?"

The two scrambled to their feet, helped Blood Wolf up, and ran down the mountain in a pathetic state.

Zhao Tianhai then turned to Lin Feng.

His gaze was complex, with shock, admiration, and a hint of... apprehension?

"Lin Feng, you..." He carefully chose his words, "What exactly is your strength now?"

Lin Feng withdrew the golden light and shrugged: "Rank 1!"

Zhao Tianhai's mouth twitched.

Rank 1?

Could a Rank 1 person wipe out over thirty Explorers above Rank 15 by themselves?

Could a Rank 1 person stand still and let the Blood Wolf Group focus fire without breaking their defense?

Only a ghost would believe that!

But he didn't press the matter.

Everyone had their own secrets.

"In any case, congratulations on clearing the Ancient Trial Tower." Zhao Tianhai said seriously, "The rewards for the S-Rank Mission are ready at the Association and can be claimed at any time."

Lin Feng nodded: "Thank you."

"Also..." Zhao Tianhai paused, "The news of your clearance will probably spread throughout Donghai City very soon. At that time, many people will come looking for you—to recruit, to challenge, to befriend, to test."

"Be prepared."

Lin Feng smiled.

"Let them come."

At this moment, Lin Feng's eyes were still on that Blood Wolf...!